Anticorruption and Integrity

Terms of Office
Integrity Division, Office of the Auditor General

Under its Terms of Office approved by the President 21 December 2004, the Integrity Division of the Office of the Auditor General (OAGI) is the initial point of contact for all alleged incidents of fraud, corruption, or abuse among any ADB-financed or supported activity, including its staff. OAGI is responsible for

• conducting independent and objective investigations of fraud, corruption, abuse known to or identified by OAGI, where appropriate coordinating with or advising Management, the Budget, Personnel and Management Systems Department (BPMSD), Office of the General Counsel (OGC), or other departments/offices in a manner that does not compromise OAGI’s independence and objectivity



• conducting ADB-financed procurement-related audits to help prevent and detect fraud, corruption or other forms of abuse



• advancing awareness of ADB’s Anticorruption Policy and procedures



• providing training related to the Anticorruption Policy and procedures, including corruption and fraud awareness and internal control mechanisms to detect and deter corruption and fraud, to ADB staff and other parties to ADB-financed or supported activities, in coordination with BPMSD and other departments/offices, as appropriate



• formulating and promulgating guidelines and procedures relating to its investigative and audit activities for the President’s approval



• consulting and collaborating with other multilateral development banks, international institutions or other relevant parties to exchange ideas, practical experience, and insight on how best to address fraud, corruption, and abuse internally and externally



• supporting ADB efforts to strengthen its developing member countries’ supreme audit institutions’ audit and fraud detection capacities

Annually, or as the President may otherwise request, OAGI submits through the Auditor General a report to the President summarizing the activities of OAGI. The report includes statistical summaries and summaries of significant fraud and corruption cases that OAGI screened and investigated.